Digital cameras: Buyer's Guides
Buyer's guides feature three to six of our favourite products on the market right now. Each guide features an Editor's Choice, which is our stand-out product in a given sector. Irrespective of price, this hot pick will meet the needs of pretty much any user, and in most cases will surpass them. We also include alternatives, focusing on value for money, on a budget option and on specific needs or uses.
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Buyer's Guide: The Best SLR Cameras
Renaud Labracherie / Morgane Alzieu / Arthur Azoulay / Bruno Labarbere - Digital Cameras - 17/05/13 14:14SLRs are advanced cameras with high-end technology, manual controls and optical viewfinders for accurate shooting. That said, Sony's Alpha range is pioneering a new type of camera with an electronic viewfinder rather than the standard optical viewfinder. These are know as SLT cameras....
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Buyer's Guide: The Best Hybrid Cameras
Renaud Labracherie / Morgane Alzieu / Arthur Azoulay / Bruno Labarbere - Digital Cameras - 17/05/13 14:13In-between compact cameras and SLRs, a new breed of camera has cropped up, known as interchangeable lens compacts, hybrids or mirrorless cameras. With sensors ranging from small to large formats, these cameras are a diverse bunch. Their designs vary too, as while some look like outsized compacts others resemble mini-SLRs. What's more, some models are...
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Buyer's Guide: The Best Bridge Cameras
Renaud Labracherie / Morgane Alzieu / Arthur Azoulay / Bruno Labarbere - Digital Cameras - 17/05/13 13:55A bridge is a bit like a compact camera disguised as an SLR. They have the same bulky lenses, chunky grip handles and, more often than not, electronic viewfinders. The main advantage of a bridge is usually its lens, as these can be faster and more powerful at zooming than regular compact camera lenses....
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Buyer's Guide: The Best Compact Cameras
Renaud Labracherie / Morgane Alzieu / Arthur Azoulay / Bruno Labarbere - Digital Cameras - 17/05/13 13:49Under threat from smartphones and hybrid compacts, the classic compact camera could soon be struggling to hang onto its place in the market. Manufacturers are coming up with all kinds of new features to help their products stand out, and while we're not convinced by web-connected cameras, superzoom compacts are well worth a look....
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